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....what would they be? The four elements are emceeing, djing, bboying and graffiti. If you look at what hip hop represents today, would you change any of the elements and if so what 4 elements would you pick?
Quote from: rapsodie is a hip hop elitist on July 24, 2010, 09:55:53 AM....what would they be? The four elements are emceeing, djing, bboying and graffiti. If you look at what hip hop represents today, would you change any of the elements and if so what 4 elements would you pick?aint no redefining shit...cause the rappers of the new generation don't have the og four memorized yet...nice try rookie.
so this is all we have today that redefines hiphop(money,swagg)...wow how sad. ...i think dead prez said it better(ITS BIGGER THAN HIPHOP).
Quote from: weedhead on July 25, 2010, 01:22:22 AMso this is all we have today that redefines hiphop(money,swagg)...wow how sad. ...i think dead prez said it better(ITS BIGGER THAN HIPHOP).Mainstream wise, it was an art form that went south (no pun intended lol) after rappers realized they just have to make some flakey shit to sell & then who gives a fuck?I'm not going to lie, I'd make a Soulja Boy song in a SECOND, take my millions & laugh that nobody else thought of it first.I'm not saying Hip Hop is dead though, because there is still PLENTY of great shit, but only a couple thousand people ever hear it lol.& because of that, you can't have the elements of Hip Hop be related to the underground side of rap, because not everybody hears that side. So if it goes by how mainstream defines the game, it's swag, bitches & money.
EmceeingProducingTrendsettingPaper stackinEmceeing- I think that what was considered an Emcee 25 years ago is far different than now. Its sad that the bar could actually be LOWERED. But thats what big money being thrown around and marketing being more important than substance will do. Regardless, Emceeing will be a major part of hip hop as long as rap music exists.Producing- Back in the day, the DJ was the star. Then it became the rapper who was most important. The lyrics were what mattered. Now, its just the beat. A good beat, and you have a hit single no matter how good or bad the rapper is. The best rapper in the world cant make a hit, without a tight beat.Trendsetting- Nowadays, it seems like EVERYone is trying to set a trend. Its one of the easiest ways to blow up. Its annoying to a point because when EVERYONE is trying to be different, they are all being the same. I think this constant attempt by "artists" to create a new trend is actually damaging to hip hop as a culture.Paper Stackin- Now, more than ever, its all about the paper. It seems like there is nothin more important in hip hop now than..."I got more money than you do!". Bragging has always been part of rap music, and therefor part of hip hop culture. But now its almost a must. Another reason IMO that rap music itself has gone down hill.
Quote from: .:DaYg0sTyLz:. on July 24, 2010, 06:51:10 PMEmceeingProducingTrendsettingPaper stackinEmceeing- I think that what was considered an Emcee 25 years ago is far different than now. Its sad that the bar could actually be LOWERED. But thats what big money being thrown around and marketing being more important than substance will do. Regardless, Emceeing will be a major part of hip hop as long as rap music exists.Producing- Back in the day, the DJ was the star. Then it became the rapper who was most important. The lyrics were what mattered. Now, its just the beat. A good beat, and you have a hit single no matter how good or bad the rapper is. The best rapper in the world cant make a hit, without a tight beat.Trendsetting- Nowadays, it seems like EVERYone is trying to set a trend. Its one of the easiest ways to blow up. Its annoying to a point because when EVERYONE is trying to be different, they are all being the same. I think this constant attempt by "artists" to create a new trend is actually damaging to hip hop as a culture.Paper Stackin- Now, more than ever, its all about the paper. It seems like there is nothin more important in hip hop now than..."I got more money than you do!". Bragging has always been part of rap music, and therefor part of hip hop culture. But now its almost a must. Another reason IMO that rap music itself has gone down hill.isn't it actually the other way around?too many bandwagon hoppers